Ink Master Season 2

[bigtrev503]

I loved the frak out of this show. I watched every episode until there were none left.

 

[Monkey67]

I've been watching it since the start.
1. Tooth pick and short round ( since he seems fatter this season) drive me crazy.
2. I wanted to punch tatto baby in the face so many times. I know it's mean, but all she did is whine and cry. I swear she was only around for eye candy & maybe a judge wanted a piece.

2.a. Baby wanted to quit last season...ok, good bye. No, we gotta talk with her and tell her it's ok and stay. By those actions someone with more talent gets the boot. I was so happy when Kyle tore into that Amy ( cry baby) last episode. I don't blame him one bit, cause he should have been in the finals last time. Only reason he wasn't tatto baby needed more ***** time. So this time he wasn't going to allow it to happen to someone else. He broke that chick into 2 in a minute.

3. They booted a very very good artist the one year ( season 2) cause he didn't have any tattoos. So cause he doesn't have any means he can't tattoo like no ones business?? F off judges and special yard judge.

4. A lot of these artist are pricks. Yeah it's a show and a contest. Feel sorry for the black dude last season. He was very good and had one bad week, but won few main & mini rounds. Oh...he is not hostel and too calm....boot him!

i hope it gets better these time around.

 

[Zombie_61]

...So my question to the people here that have or do tattoos is--are just all tattoo artists just complete @sshats?

Two things to remember:

1. Tattoo artists are just like any other segment of society--some winners, and a whole lot of losers. I've met some who were decent people, and others who weren't. Also, in my experience, artists in general (regardless of the medium) are usually high-strung, and either overly confident or highly insecure with regards to their work. Either way, they don't respond to criticism well, and the stress of a competition like this tends to turn their @sshat meters up to 11.

2. Like all "reality" shows, you're seeing footage of a small portion of their week (approximately 45 minutes in this case). And the producers of shows like this like to focus on the dramas and conflicts that occur during that week because their audiences would rather watch a train wreck than watch rainbows and puppies.

Put those two factors together, and you realize you're not exactly seeing these people at their best.

As for the judges, they're not there to swap spit with the contestants in the shower in the wee hours of the morning; they're there to specifically point out the flaws in their work. The wise contestants listen to what they have to say, and make a serious attempt to improve on their weak points. But, as I stated above, some artists are overly confident and have a high opinion of themselves and their work that is completely unwarranted, and some of their work on this show proves that. Those are the contestants that don't listen to the judges, and keep making the same mistakes week after week. And, for the most part, I haven't seen the judges make any personal attacks unless a contestant starts mouthing off first; the one exception might be the aforementioned artist who had no tattoos.

With regards to other tattoo shows in which the artists seem to be "nicer", those artists don't have time deadlines or $100,000 on the line so they can afford to be more relaxed.

 

[Laspector]

I understand your point and again I'm not trying to diss on tattoo artists in general. I understand how reality tv works. Maybe they just want this show to be this way. But again, look at a show like Face Off, these people are also artists and they are also competing for $100,000. Yet they act with composure and treat each other with respect. I respect those contestants. Also the judges, they critique every week yet they don't do it with the lack of couth that the Ink guys do. They are able to do it without cursing every other word and making the artists feel like crap. I'm sure in reality most of these Ink Master contestants and judges are probably not the dicks they come across as on the show. But from the way they come off on the show, I wouldn't want to know any of them.

I know, I know--"if you don't like it don't watch it". As I said, I do like the show for the artistry that is done. I just don't like the people.

 

[Monkey67]

I think the judges have to be dicks cause it's not make up. The things they do to people's body won't wash off or just go away. It something the person will have to live with or have it covered up by another artist..which they may not trust either. So being a massive A-hole might drive it into some of these contestants brain not be so crappy & learn to be good. Still not a fan of tooth pick, never have been since he thinks his crap don't stink.

 

[Laspector]

Monkey67, that is a good point. I had not thought about it in that way. But I still think they could do it without being a dick.

 

[Underthecastle]

I love when the contestants argue with the judges, it's hilarious. After the reveal of the creature make up each episode on face off, I really don't care anymore about the critiquing or who stays anymore. Face off has become soulless to me. Ink Master is still so much fun. Maybe it's the thrill of hoping someone gets or doesn't get a sweet tattoo? Something the artist create that actually sticks around longer then after the judging?

 

[Zombie_61]

I think the judges have to be dicks cause it's not make up. The things they do to people's body won't wash off or just go away. It something the person will have to live with or have it covered up by another artist..which they may not trust either. So being a massive A-hole might drive it into some of these contestants brain not be so crappy & learn to be good...

Exactly right--there's a reason tattoo machines don't come with an eraser. And, yes, there are "cover-up" tattoo artists and laser removal procedures, but neither of these are foolproof and both often cost substantially more than the original tattoo.

The judges might try a different approach when they're dealing with the contestants but, again, you're dealing with artists whose egos are often inflated, and who think their work is better than it really is, and sometimes the only way to get through to these people is to hit them in the head with a brick (metaphorically speaking, that is). A good example is the first contestant that was eliminated this season, Damon Butler. He's been tattooing for only three years, was arrogant, and thought there was nothing wrong with his work. This is far from true--his line work was inconsistent, and his shading was rough and blotchy; he shouldn't have even been there in the first place. And I doubt he heard anything the judges had to say about his work.